Effectiveness on knowledge and involvement care of mental retardation children among parents attending special training school life help Centre, Chennai

Effective mental retardation education and involvement care of mental retardation children to remain continuum care involvement activities of mentally challenged children for the foreseeable future. Objective: This experimental study aimed to explore how parents acquire knowledge and skills in assessing and managing involvement care of mentally challenged children. Method: Research Design: A quasi experimental pre-test-post-test control group design. Setting; Auditorium hall at Life Help Centre, Chennai. Participants: parents whose children attended Life Help Centre. Intervention: Structured teaching knowledge about mental retardation and involvement care of mentally challenged children. Results: Majority of the parents in study group Post-test (80%) of them have gained adequate knowledge, whereas the Control group Post-test (60%) of them had inadequate knowledge. Study group Mean and Standard Deviation on involvement care of mental retardationchildren among parents in the post test was higher than that of in the pre-test .The difference was found to be statistically significant at P<0.001 level which indicates the effectiveness on involvement in the care of mental retardation children. Conclusion: Effectiveness of knowledge and involvement care of mentally challenged children support parents help to develop their knowledge and skills practice to gain confidence in assessing mentally challenged children.